South Alabama Jaguars vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) will play the South Alabama Jaguars (1-2) at Lloyd Noble Center on Friday.

The South Alabama Jaguars played Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 65-55 in their last contest. South Alabama walked away from the contest having earned a 29.6% FG percentage (21 out of 71) and knocked down 2 of their 23 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Jaguars converted 11 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 61.1%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 4 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defense, South Alabama allowed the other team to shoot 32.4% from the floor on 22 out of 68 shooting. Alabama dished out 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Alabama snagged 58 rebounds (24 offensive, 34 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Alabama shot 55.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 20 attempts. They made 10 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 16 and Alabama recorded 18 fouls.

Kevin Samuel is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 mins and also snagged 10 boards. He recorded 9 points on 4 of 8 shooting.

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South Alabama enters this one with a mark of 1-2 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game and as a group are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a team, South Alabama is snagging 39.3 boards per game and has accumulated 37 dimes so far this season, which is 204th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Jaguars are connecting on 26.4% on three-point shots (19 of 72) and 69.7% from the free throw line. They average 75.3 points per outing (170th in the nation) while shooting 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jaguars have forced 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 12.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 185th in the nation in PPG allowed (68.0). The Jaguars are giving up a field goal percentage of 36.5% (72 of 197) and they concede 43.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 217th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 36 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Oklahoma Sooners walked away with a victory by a final of 74-53 against UNC Wilmington. The Sooners were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. UNC Wilmington earned 14 fouls for the game which got the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to convert 12 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Oklahoma made 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sooners finished 26 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1%. The Sooners permitted UNC Wilmington to make 20 out of 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 35.1% for this contest. They finished 9.5% from distance by connecting on 2 out of 21 and finished the game at 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Oklahoma permitted UNC Wilmington to snag 24 in total (9 offensive).

Grant Sherfield ended up being a major contributor for the Sooners for this game. He made 5 of 13 for this game for a rate of 38.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for this game.

Oklahoma has a record of 2-1 for the season. As an offensive team, the Sooners are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 156th in Division 1. Oklahoma has scored 191 points on the season (63.7 per contest) and they pull down 36.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per game (283rd in the country) and they turn it over 15.3 times per contest. The Sooners commit 14.3 fouls every game and they shoot 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Sooners on defense are ranked 27th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 54.3. They are forcing 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (50th in the nation). The Oklahoma defense surrenders 20.4% on shots from beyond the arc (11 of 54) and opponents are converting on 63.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 7.3 dimes and 32.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 18th and 105th in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma

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